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50 Hot Beach Volleyball Photos from the 2012 Summer Olympics

The women’s beach volleyball competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics wrapped up yesterday with Team USA defeating Team USA for the gold medal—Misty May-Treanor and Kerry Walsh Jennings beat April Ross and Jennifer Kessey, earning their third consecutive gold medal.

Of course, now that beach volleyball is all done, there’s pretty much no reason to go on living, let alone watching the Olympics. But don’t fret. In order to help ease you back into your regular, Olympic beach volleyball-less existence, we’ve put together an epic list of the photographic highlights from this year’s competition.

So go grab a snack, cue up Sarah McLachlan’s “I Will Remember You,” and get ready to see some rad photos.

You’re welcome.

The women’s beach volleyball competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics wrapped up yesterday with Team USA defeating Team USA for the gold medal—Misty May-Treanor and Kerry Walsh Jennings beat April Ross and Jennifer Kessey, earning their third consecutive gold medal.

Of course, now that beach volleyball is all done, there’s pretty much no reason to go on living, let alone watching the Olympics. But don’t fret. In order to help ease you back into your regular, Olympic beach volleyball-less existence, we’ve put together an epic list of the photographic highlights from this year’s competition.

So go grab a snack, cue up Sarah McLachlan’s “I Will Remember You,” and get ready to see some rad photos.

You’re welcome.

I’m no volleyball expert, but that looks like great form.

50. Maria Antonelli (Brazil)

I’m no volleyball expert, but that looks like great form.

I’m just going to warn you: there will be many photos of Elsa Baqueriza McMillan on this list. I hope you don’t mind.

49. Elsa Baqueriza McMillan (Spain)

I’m just going to warn you: there will be many photos of Elsa Baqueriza McMillan on this list. I hope you don’t mind.

9. More hand signals

I’m no geography major, but I think they just made up this country so they’d have an excuse to put these two women in the tournament. (Sure, there’s an entry for “Maurisius” in Wikipedia, but anybody can edit that. I’m not buying it.)

8. Team Mauritius again

I’m no geography major, but I think they just made up this country so they’d have an excuse to put these two women in the tournament. (Sure, there’s an entry for “Maurisius” in Wikipedia, but anybody can edit that. I’m not buying it.)

That’s a nice dig.

7. April Ross (USA)

That’s a nice dig.

Chen Xue makes me a big fan of Chinese beach volleyball.

6. Chen for the block

Chen Xue makes me a big fan of Chinese beach volleyball.

This is why I couldn’t figure out who that mystery Russian was from #45. There were four players in the tournament, and of them had blonde hair and blue eyes.

5. Ekaterina Khomyakova (Russia)

This is why I couldn’t figure out who that mystery Russian was from #45. There were four players in the tournament, and of them had blonde hair and blue eyes.

Who needs the volleyball. Just make sexy beach cheerleading an olympic sport.

4. Beach Girls 5

Who needs the volleyball. Just make sexy beach cheerleading an olympic sport.

This is Liliana Fernandez of Team Spain. God love her.

3. Who loves hand signals?

This is Liliana Fernandez of Team Spain. God love her.

Pats on the butt: they’re not just for burly football players anymore.

2. Team GB

Pats on the butt: they’re not just for burly football players anymore.

And at #1 we have another amazing shot of Liliana Fernandez of Spain. You’re welcome.

1. One more from Elsa

And at #1 we have another amazing shot of Liliana Fernandez of Spain. You’re welcome.